Age at initiation of cannabis use predicts age at onset of psychosis: the 7-to 8-year trend

NC Stefanis, M Dragovic, BD Power… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the existence of a temporal association between age at initiation of
cannabis use and age at onset of psychotic illness in 997 participants from the 2010 Survey …

The effect of drug use on the age at onset of psychotic disorders in an Australian cohort

NC Stefanis, M Dragovic, BD Power, A Jablensky… - Schizophrenia …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to examine the association between illicit substance use and age at
onset in psychotic disorders in an Australian cohort. Methods Retrospectively acquired …

Cannabis use disorder and age at onset of psychosis—a study in first-episode patients

BG Schimmelmann, P Conus, SM Cotton… - Schizophrenia …, 2011 - Elsevier
Introduction Age at onset of psychosis (AAO) may be younger in patients with cannabis use
disorders (CUD) compared to those without CUD (NCUD). Previous studies included CUD …

Daily use, especially of high-potency cannabis, drives the earlier onset of psychosis in cannabis users

M Di Forti, H Sallis, F Allegri, A Trotta… - Schizophrenia …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis use is associated with an earlier age of onset of psychosis (AOP). However, the
reasons for this remain debated. Methods: We applied a Cox proportional hazards model to …

Association between age at onset of psychosis and age at onset of cannabis use in non-affective psychosis

JA Galvez-Buccollini, AC Proal, V Tomaselli… - Schizophrenia …, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Several studies have associated cannabis use with the development of
schizophrenia. However, it has been difficult to disentangle the effects of cannabis from that …

Age at onset of non-affective psychosis in relation to cannabis use, other drug use and gender

N Dekker, J Meijer, M Koeter, W van den Brink… - Psychological …, 2012 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCannabis use is associated with an earlier age at onset of psychotic illness. The
aim of the present study was to examine whether this association is confounded by gender …

Association of pre-onset cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use with age at onset of prodrome and age at onset of psychosis in first-episode patients

MT Compton, ME Kelley, CE Ramsay… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Several reports suggest that cannabis use is associated with an earlier age at
onset of psychosis, although not all studies have operationalized cannabis use as occurring …

Age of onset of cannabis use is associated with age of onset of high-risk symptoms for psychosis

S Dragt, DH Nieman, HE Becker… - The Canadian …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Increasing interest in the prodromal stage of schizophrenia over the past decade
led us to perform our study to monitor people at high risk for developing a psychosis. We …

The association between cannabis use and earlier age at onset of schizophrenia and other psychoses: meta-analysis of possible confounding factors

N Myles, H Newall, O Nielssen… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
A recent meta-analysis showed that the mean age of onset of psychosis among cannabis
users was almost three years earlier than that of non-cannabis users. However, because …

Are cannabis use disorders associated with an earlier age at onset of psychosis? A study in first episode schizophrenia

S Sevy, DG Robinson, B Napolitano, RC Patel… - Schizophrenia …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to determine if an earlier age at onset of
positive symptoms in schizophrenia is associated with cannabis use disorders (CUD) …